Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 686 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

1. 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
2. 2.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) proud (b) healthy (c) tall (d) ill
3. 3.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) smile (c) siren (d) story
4. 4.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) end
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) lazy (c) tall (d) polite
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
7. 7.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) queen (b) bride (c) aunt (d) wife
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) borrow (c) shout (d) sink
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) gosling (c) kid (d) calf
10. 10.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) chilly
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) roof (b) villain (c) journey (d) question
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
13. 13.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) danced (b) dancer (c) dances (d) dancing
14. 14.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
16. 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) misclear (d) reclear
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) happiness (d) newspaper
18. 18.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendly (c) friendless (d) friends
19. 19.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleepy (b) sleeping (c) sleepless (d) sleeper
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) swarm (b) pride (c) brood (d) fleet
21. 21.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
22. 22.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) horse (c) pen (d) chair
23. 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
24. 24.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) modern (b) angry (c) tiny (d) wet
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) minimum (c) early (d) modern
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
28. 28.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) answer (b) smile (c) ask (d) travel
29. 29.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
30. 30.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
31. 31.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) ate (c) ran (d) waited
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) waterfall (c) happiness (d) kitchen
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
34. 34.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) repaired (b) planted (c) ate (d) broke
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) accept (d) import
36. 36.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) barked (b) flew (c) swam (d) slept
37. 37.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
38. 38.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
39. 39.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) waiter (d) host
40. 40.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dry (b) flooded (c) dusty (d) sunny

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